A Survey of Networking Education in North American Library Schools

THERAPID DEVELOPMENT OF networked information resources and services has not been matched with ongoing assessments of how well these resources and services meet user needs. This article stresses the importance of developing and implementing a range of user-based evaluation techniques as a means of assessing the usefulness of the services, and planning for future services. A number of user-based data collection techniques appropriate for evaluations within the networked environment are described. The article concludes with specific suggestions for enhancing the overall effectiveness of such